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en-usMedical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.Majority of homeless adults with mental illness have high rates of cognitive deficitsNearly three-quarters of homeless adults with mental illness in Canada show evidence of cognitive deficits, such as difficulties with problem solving, learning and memory, new research has found.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-01-majority-homeless-adults-mental-illness.html
Psychology & PsychiatryMon, 26 Jan 2015 10:53:27 EDTnews341492000Small group of homeless people are extremely high users of ERsAlthough homeless people account for a small proportion of Emergency Department visits, a small group of them are extremely high users and have multiple complex health care needs, new research has found.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-10-small-group-homeless-people-extremely.html
HealthTue, 22 Oct 2013 16:32:29 EDTnews301678334Young people leaving care face homelessness without ongoing supportYoung people leaving care need proactive support well into their 20s to prevent them becoming homeless and continuing a cycle of intergenerational homelessness, new QUT research, released today, has found.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-young-people-homelessness-ongoing.html
HealthWed, 28 Aug 2013 07:20:03 EDTnews296891266Changes necessary to help homeless quit smoking(HealthDay)—Many homeless are interested in quitting smoking, and specific interventions are necessary for this population, according to a perspective piece published in the July 18 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-07-homeless.html
AddictionThu, 18 Jul 2013 10:26:17 EDTnews293361938Better support for state care leaversA Victorian study examining the experiences of young people with a disability as they transition out of state care has detailed the lack of post-care accommodation and support.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-state-leavers.html
HealthMon, 03 Jun 2013 07:12:12 EDTnews289462325Drug overdose now the leading cause of death among homeless adults in BostonDrug overdose was the leading cause of death among homeless adults in Boston from 2003 to 2008 and accounted for one-third of deaths among those ages 25 to 44. A study by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP) compared rates and causes of death among those served by BHCHP with data from a similar 1997 study and found that, while drug overdose had replaced HIV as the leading cause of death, overall mortality rates had not changed.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-drug-overdose-death-homeless-adults.html
HealthMon, 14 Jan 2013 16:00:01 EDTnews277380759Homelessness linked to poor health among kidney disease patientsAmong patients with moderate to advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), homeless people experience higher rates of premature death and kidney failure, and they use emergency services much more often than impoverished peers with stable housing, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). The findings indicate that greater efforts are needed to address the unmet needs of homeless patients with CKD and other chronic conditions to improve their health and reduce public costs.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-homelessness-linked-poor-health-kidney.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesThu, 14 Jun 2012 17:00:43 EDTnews258912032More than 27 percent of L.A homeless adults have hepatitis C, and nearly half don't know itRecent government studies show that hepatitis C, which can destroy the liver and necessitate a liver transplant, now kills more American adults than AIDS, and new UCLA research shows just how prevalent the disease is among homeless adults in downtown Los Angeles.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-percent-la-homeless-adults-hepatitis.html
HealthMon, 11 Jun 2012 15:42:11 EDTnews258648122Study finds Boston's elderly homeless sicker than othersA striking portrait of the health of Boston's elderly homeless population is emerging from a new study by the Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. The study finds that homeless seniors in Boston experience higher rates of geriatric syndromes, including functional decline, falls, frailty and depression, than seniors in the general population and that many of these conditions may be easily treated if detected.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-boston-elderly-homeless-sicker.html
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